A tip from @beaducation for holding small pieces down with a pencil eraser while stamping or hammering so you do not hit your fingers.

Learn how to saw, grind and sand the handle of an inexpensive brush into a comfortable bench brush, an idea from @todddanielsdesigns.

Learn how to make a bench brush by sawing the handle off a $3 paint brush and grinding and sanding it smooth.

A tip from @buenaonda.handmade for stuffing a strip of plastic bag into hollow pieces before tumbling so steel shot cannot get inside.

A tip from @arcanasilver on soldering with two butane torches and how to safely bleed and refill a butane torch outdoors.

A tip from @janet.wise for sawing the end off a bezel rocker to make a shorter tool that fits smaller hands.

Learn how the @grstools Benchmate system mounts to your bench and holds rings and earrings for setting, with a vise and swappable bench pin.

A tip from @lucywalkerjewellery for adding texture with a 4mm heart bur, a fun way to build the bur control needed for prong setting.

A tip from @martindenoch for making a bezel with a curved base by sanding the bottom of a taller bezel against a doming punch.

A tip from @elisabethspace for storing tools upright in a 50 slot ammo box with its lid cut off using a cutoff wheel.

Learn how Fretz texture inserts from @pepetools_usa layer textures on metal and can hide a ring's solder seam after soldering.

A tip from @seaelements for holding small pieces in a wooden clamp set in a drill press vise so you can drill them safely with a Dremel.

2,368 Tips From The Community